Big thanks to the A.V. Club for hipping us to the genius of Parks & Meth, which combines screen grabs from Breaking Bad with notable quotes from Parks and Recreation. more ›

The Onion's A.V. Club successfully threw its hat into the ever growing ring of publication sponsored music festivals last weekend. They took over the street outside The Hideout and filled it with food trucks, beer, fundraising efforts for Rock For Kids and a strong two-day bill of musical acts. more ›

If you haven't seen the previous exploits of Rodney the Mailman on the AV Club, you're in for a treat, here. more ›

Let's get one thing straight - we love Chicago food. We hate those obnoxious blabbermouths who constantly go on and on about New York street food, Philly Cheesesteaks and New England seafood, complaining all the while that Chicago has nothing good to offer. Chicago has tons to offer. But in our more honest, slightly drunk moments, we admit to ourselves that Chicago does lack a few essential bits and pieces. Marah Eakin, writing for the Onion AV Club, has crafted a great profile identifying some of the things that are missing, including some that we hadn't considered. She calls it "whining" but we call it speaking the truth. Speak on, sister! more ›

Catch up with the places to read and be seen on the literary scene with our rundown of local events centered around all things written. more ›

Our friends at the AV Club have been hosting a slew of awesome bands for their Undercover where bands are brought in and choose from a list of songs to cover. This week's cover is Superchunk covering The Cure's "In Between Days" and it's an awesome late-afternoon pick-me-up. more ›

• An autopsy performed this afternoon on Jameshia Connor revealed the 12-year-old girl died by strangulation.
• Webio co-founder David Hernandez is planning on pleading guilty in his fraud case later this winter.
• The Tribune Company has until February 28, 2010 to submit their Chapter 11 reorganization plan.

• In light of yesterday's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, a bankruptcy court judge has once more given the okay for the Cubs to be sold to the Ricketts family.
• If, in a few months, you feel like your copy of the Chicago Tribune is shrinking, you're not imagining it.
• An Indiana National Guard soldier committed suicide in a Muncie, Indiana movie theater last night.

We've long been fans of the books put out by the folks from The Onion and the newest book from The AV Club is no different. Inventory is a collection of lists. That's all it is. But it's a pretty damn funny and comprehensive, if a bit random, collection of lists and it's the randomness that we dig. In a sense, it's the perfect coffee table (or bathroom) book that you can pick up whenever you feel like and read through in any, well, random order. From the profane ("16 Tragic Instances of Movie Masturbation") to the auteur ("15 Moveis With Great Dialogue-Free Scenes") to the just plain warped ("9 Classic Instances of Animal Snuff for Kids"), the lists keep us turning the page to the next one. more ›

One of our very favorite pop culturists, for more than a decade Nathan Rabin has been head writer for The Onion A.V. Club. He's equally at home writing about Epic Movie or western swing, and you don't want to be on the receiving end of his wicked sarcasm when it's time to mete out a takedown. more ›

What do you get when you cross an A.V. Club head writer, a short, liberal, Irish-Catholic from Joliet, an ape, and a slam poet? Funny Ha-Ha. more ›

A classic's a classic (above). But just in case you were thinking about sitting through the latest CGI remake, here's a bad review review from local critics: more ›

Thinking about going to the movies tonight? Looks like everyone in town is warning you against Good Luck Chuck, the Dane Cook/Jessica Alba rom-com whose plot keywords on IMDb are ... wow. Inspired by Matthew Baldwin's genius Bad Review Reviews, we present highlights from Chicago media's terrible reviews of GLC. Scott Tobias, AV Club: "Proof that a million MySpace users can be wrong." Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: "The film is some sort of humor-deprivation... more ›

Stop by the Hideout at 8pm tonight where Claire Zulkey and NPR's John Green will be hosting Funny Ha Ha II, a second night of Chicago's funniest performers and writers. more ›

Tomorrow night Claire Zulkey will be hosting a night of Chicago's funniest performers and writers at the Hideout. Titled, "Funny Ha-Ha" the night features sketch comedy from Schadenfreude, a short film from Steve Delahoyde, and readings from The Morning News' Kevin Guilfoile, The Onion AV Club's Nathan Rabin, RedEye's Mark Bazer, and more. more ›